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i orms of .'• inscriiMion. f. >o year (in advance) $1.0H y-.l, .. .06 Entered as second class matter at the postoflioe in Grecncastle, Putnam county, Indiana, United States of America. STRIKE OF RAIL SHOPMEN FN!>S Rr VGUEFMKNT

Chi(ago, AurtU't lo.—The railway su gimont' .strike is uT and the men v.iij return to work Saturday. This v •, the decision i.ast nirrht of repre- », ctatives of t e strikers from widely » ttered points throuirhout the eountc.v after an all-day meeting. No official announcement was made, L r the re ult t 1 . is learned from men f uniliar with the proceedings. While the hopmen’s representat s were in session, a mass meeting < f car repairers, representing about J7, )0 striker.-, also decided to return to work. The shopmen's meeting was called '■y the Chicago District Council, which called the trike August 1 in iehance of the international officers of the .-hop crafts, who were in sess >■: in Washington negotiating with Director General Hines of the rail'aad administration. Decision Wa-. Foreseen. The decision had been expected s'r.ce the council decided several days ago to call the meeting. s\n attempt to obtain recognition from Director H : nes for the Chicago leaders of the •‘trike had failed President Wilson ...id that before the railroad administration would tala- up demand- the men must return to work. The telegram to President Wilson List night was said to have been a iunification that the men would return to work. A resolution adopted asked that the President invite a committee af three from the district council to , . to Washingtond and sit in the neg > to Washington and sit in the ne-

t*ACKERS TO ISSUE Y\ \KMNG

Chicago, August 15.—Every man v/ho feeds or rai-es live stock, no matter how few head, will he interested i a statement which the Institute of American Meat Packers of Chicago will address specifically to the live -took producers , f America. The Institute is a national organization, including the five large packers at Chicago a- well as almost two hundred smaller concerns. This explanation will he issued in reply to United States Senator Kendrick’s statement giving his reasons why his bill should be passed. It is r iw in preparation and will say in part to the producers: ‘‘Vou should realize that the propaganda which has been going on (gainst the packers injures the live •• ick industry. It not only has caused Vnericans to eat less meat, but even • s affected England’s desire to buy 'r,eat from us, thereby curtailing our m port market and lessening the demd for the products from your ani-

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‘‘The Senator’s principal reason for favoring legislation is that since the packers have become large and national in scope they must he controlled by the government. If this principle is established for the pack- !■ r industry there is no reason why it .i.ould not he extended to other in-(V-tries. It would he a step toward Socialism. “If our credit were injured as in U>e case of the railroads, we could not borrow money to keep our plants going and to pay you cash for your animals, “The most dangerous feature of senator Kendrick’s bill is that pack<*i s who engage in interstate commerce can do so only by taking out a license. The secretary of agriculture has the power to grant, suspend or revoke such licenses practically at his own whim. This would mean a paternalistic control of business by in-i'\poriet'.ei-d and theoretical subordinates in Washington. “All th:-* could mean nothing but lower efficiency ar.l higher cost, which would re-ult in a lower price for live stock as compared with the price we could get for meat. “Remember also that this proposed legislation is based largely on the report of the federal trade commission. Although the trade commission hates to make this admission, it must iave discovered two vita! things— first, that the packing industry is conducted with the highest degree of efficiency; and second, that it operates at only a fraction of a cent profit per pound, so that if the packers’ profits

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stock or of meats. It is the volume of business which enables the large packers to operate on such a small margin of profit.”

FOOD HE YDS

ARE INVESTIGATING

Putnam County Food Administrator T. E. Evans and Putnam County Prosecutor Fay Hamilton are doing all in their power to find out if any profiteering is done by- Putnam county merchants and will severely punish thorn if any such are found. Mr. Hamilton announced this morning that theve will he an early session of the jury, at which session all merchants will be brought before the menihi r- anil carefully scrutinized as to the purchasing price and selling prjee of goods. County Food Administrator T. E. Evan- has appointed the following people of this county on the fair price commission: Charles Zeis, chairman—grocer. \V. A. Cooper—grocer. Joseph Allen, Jr.—dry goods merchant. Charles Broadstreet — shoe merchant. Fred Allen—laborer. Mrs. J. ( . Brothers—food clubs. Charles Meiker—consumer. W. H. Peck—consumer. < lell J. Bain, of Russellville—general store. A warning to all sugar merchants was issued thi- morning by Mr. Evens. It i- as follows: “In accordance with the rulings of the national and state food ndmini stration, 11c is a fair price for retailers to sell bulk granulated sugar. Wholesalers shall sell to the retailer at 9.77c to 10c a pound for bulk granulated sugar. Sales at more than above prices shall he deemed unfair and subject to criticism.

REGISTRATION \T DKPAI YY YY ILL BEGIN SEPTEMBER

Saturday, September 13, will he the first day of registration for DePauw University. Classes will begin on Wednesday, September 17. Announcement was marie this morning by college officials that there would probably be an enrollment of 1,000 students. This is about the normal enrollment of the past few years. Several changes in the faculty members have been made. The loss of Prof. William Marion Hudson, head of the department of economics, who resigned several days ago, will be especially felt by the college folk. His work in DePauw was highly merited ad the many friends with whom he has become acquainted will greatly miss him. Prof. Hudson leaves DePauw to enter the life insurance field with the State Life Insurance Company of Indianapolis. Dr. YY’aiter E. Bundy, who comes to DePauw this year as assistant professor on English Bible has had quite a remarkable experience during the war period. Dr. Bundy, who is a graduate of DePauw University in the class of 191'J. and later a graduate of Boston University, has been stationed at Vienna, Austria, working in connection with the peace conference. Before going to Vienna he was vice consul at Ba.-cl, Switzerland. This post was most important, as his duties lay near the German-Swiss border. While in Switzerland Dr. Bundy married a native of Switzerland. Dr. and Mrs. Bundy are now living at the home of Col. Weaver on South College avenue. Two men who have been elected to this year’s faculty as instructors in English writing are Eric A. Eckler and R. Ray Steele. Mr. Steele is a graduate of Adrian College, Adrian, Mich., and has lately been instructor in the Ohio State School, Columbus, O., and Ohio University at Athens, O. Mr. Eckler holds an A. B. degree from Washington, D. C., and Jefferson College, Washington, Pa., and comes to DePauw having taught in the University School of Cleveland,

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Dr. Arthur YV. Calhoun, a graduate of the University of Pittsburg, Yvho recently received his master of arts degree under Prof. E. Ross of the University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wis., doctor of philosophy at Clark University, Worcester, Mass., comes to DePauw to become acting head of the department of sociology. Dr. Calhoun has written a three-volume hook on “The Social History of the Family.’’ This department forms a new chair in Di Pauw this year. Lester E. Mitchell, who comes to DePauw University from West Ternnical High School of Cleveland. O., w ill he assistant professor in English composition. Mr. Mitchell is a graduate of Denison University. Granville, 0„ and received his A. M. degree from Chicago University. He will have charge of the newspaper and business writing work in the EngTruman G. Yur.cK*". - , a gr^’iate of lish department. Mr. Mitchell has recently been In Cleveland in new*

the University of Illinois, comes to DePauw to he assistant professor in biology.

MEXICAN SU CATION

IS SERIOUS

Wa ilngton, August 15.—The first definite move toward the long expected change in policy in dealing with Mexico wr.s disclosed today. Carranza has been warned that if the murders and outrages of Americans continue the United States “may be forced to adopt a radical change in its policy with regard to Mexico.” With the announcement at the state department, however, came no authoritative indication of how far the American government is preparing to go to enforce what lacks only the diplomatic technicalities of an ultimatum. The government announced its action by publishing an exchange of notes with the City of Mexico and prefaced its official statement with the explanation that the diplomatic representations referred to had been taken “in view of the long series of murders and outrages of American citizens in Mexico culminating in the murder of Peter ( atron in San Luis Potosi last month and the perpetration of other acts in disregard of American lives and property.” Note to Carranza. The following note, the state rieprtment announced, was presented to the Mexican government by Charge Summerlin of the American emhas->. “Mexico City, July 22, 1919. “Sir: With reference to the embassy’s note, dated July Ifi, 1919. relative to the murder of Peter Catron, near Valles, San Luis Potosi o n or about July 7, last, 1 have the honor to inform you that I am now under telegraphic instructions from my government to urge upon the Mexican government the capture and punishment of those responsible for this murder and the adoption of adequate measures to prevent a recurrence of the murder of American citizens. “I am also instructed to state that should the lives of American citizens continue to remain unsafe and these murders continue by reason of the unwillingness or inability of the Mexican government to afford adequate protection, my government may be forced to adopt a radical change in its policy with regard to Mexico. “Accept, sir, the renewed assurances of my highest consideration. “GEORGE T. SUMMERLIN. ‘Charge d’Affaires.” To this communication the Mexican government returned the following reply, dated July 2S, signed by Salvador Diego-Fernandez, in charge of the department of foreign relations: “Mr. Charge D’Affaires: The note which your honor was pleased to send me on the twenty-second instant, advised me of the instruction which you had received to notify this department that if the lives of the citizens of the United States in Mexico continued in a state of insecurity and if murders should continue because of the unwillingness or inability of the Mexican government to give adequate protection, the government of the United States would he compelled to adopt a radical change in its policy with regard to Mexico. “In reply, I have the honor to state that the fact that offenses against the lives of citizens of the United States have occurred in the territory of the republic can not he notoriously attributed to unwillingness to give pro tection. The willingness to furnish this protection has been expressed repeatedly and the material difficulties in the way of fulfilling a promise, supposing that it is not fulfilled, should not he confused with unwillingness to do so. especially as this willingness had been demonstrated by acts. “Moreover, if we consider the protection of human life in absolute terms, that is to say if in every case and wherever a citizen of the United States may he within Mexican territory he should enjoy special and effective protection to a degree such that his life may never be placed in danger, it is not possible for the government of Merico to do this hacause so perfect a condition of security exists nowhere; with all the more reason is this true, considering the great territorial extent of the republic, Its scanty population and the difficult conditions which prevail after a long civil war. “The government of Mexico has always endeavored, ns far as possible, to give full security to the lives of foreigners, as well as of its nationals, hut the act is that foreigners, through ignorance, the lack of prudence oi rash eagernesa for profit, venture to remain or to travel in daigeroas regions, thereby incurring th. risk of becoming the victims of offenses and even * r u»ting to escape offenses became* ff their being foreigner?.''

DEATH OF L. L. LOUIS IN INDIANAPOLIS, THURSDAY

Former Resident of This Uity and ExCounty .Sheriff.

James McD. Hays of this city received a telegram last week announcing the death at his home, 723 North Alabama street, Indianapolis, of I.. L. Ixmis. Mr. Louis is well known in Putnam county, having served in the office of county sheriff two terms. At the time of his election as sheriff of Putnam county he was a resident of Bainbridge, but later removed to Grecncastle to assume his duties. Mr. Louis Wednesday evening at near 7:30 i number of years in the room now occupied by the C. A. Kelley department store. ( RtiYY I) A1 I ENDS PU NIC.

It was one of those happy-go-lucky crowds that hoarded the south-bourn: Monon train last Thursday morning for the Quincy picnic. Everyone had a smile and a little money. A feature of the crowd this morning was the fact that so many people were from Indianapolis, Terre Haute and Brazil. It was estimated that 150 people made the trip from Greeneastle eitjier in automobiles or on the train. The train this morning, which should have arrived at 8:25 o’clock, wr.s thirtv-flve minutes late, but the people didn't seem to care. They’ knew it would come during the day, so why worry? The following people were among those who attended the picnic today: Mrs. Henry Smith and children, Dorothy, Ruth and Richard; Mrs. Elva Stewart, Miss Tressa Duncan, Mrs. Edna Murphy, IMrs. V. M. Rawlins and children Donald and Mary, Miss Goldie Tony, Mrs. J. I). Ellis, Mrs. E. Moore, Mrs. May Smith, Mrs. Lydia Poynter and daughters I^ota and Dovie Poynter, •Mr. and Mrs. Fred O’Rear and family of Terre Haute, Mr. and Mrs. Emory Ross and son, Philip, of Indianapolis; Miss Evelyn Spenser, society reporter of the Indianapolis Star; Arthur Helm of Cloverdale, Miss Hazel Smith, Miss Ann Nelson, Arvel Roach, Jennings Sanford, Miss Mary Albright, Miss Ida Albright, Mr. and Mrs. Walter McCurry, Mr. and Mrs. L. N. BrocX and son Eugene, Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Scott and baby, William Oscar, Mrs. Luderia Lambert and son, Marvin Cohen, Mrs. Albert Burgan and two children Oscar Lee and Mary Esther, Mrs. John Scott of Fillmore, Miss Cozetta Meek, • Miss Elsie Goodman, Miss Alma Carrington, Clarence Dunn, Albert McCloud of Amo, Thomas Durbin of Terre Haute, Miss Lily Durbin of Terre Haute, Miss Helen Durbin of Terre Haute, Ross Watson, Theodore Query, Mr. and Mrs. George Marnett, James Crawley, Jefferson Crawley, Earl Paris, Steve Haskell, Arthur Crawley, Bert Grimes, John Smith, Ellis Duncan Georgia Murphy, Glenn McGill, Earl Cricks, James Asher, C. M. Karnes, Morris Reingold, Orlando Cartwright, Earl Terry, Clifford Myers, Gilbert Orrell of Indianapolis, Galord Nichols of Brazil, Thomas Gillespie of Indianapolis, O. C. Alexander, David Guffington of Brazil, Everett Harris, Harold Scobee, Earl Priest, H. Dunkin, Mr. and Mrs. B. Asher of Indianapolis, Mrs. J. G. Carleton of T/idianapolis, Raymond Phillips of Brick Chapel, Clara Flint of Brick Chapel, Laura Phillips of Brick Chapel, Mrs. Abijah Buffington and children Chester and Hester of Brazil, George Leonard, iMiss Margaret Nelson, Miss Viva Baldwin, Mrs. Isal Brown, Mr. and Mrs. Lockey Hurst of Mt. Pleasan*, Mr. and Mrs. Art Raines, Mrs. Paul Coleman Mr. and Mrs. S. E. Farmer of Brazil, Miss Florence Devore and Miss Auburn Devore of Indianapolis; Ray Hartsock of Terre Haute, Earl Abrams, Mr. and Mrs. Alice McGinnis and grandson Paul Smith, Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Baley of Indianapolis, Mrs. Earl Sears, Mrs. E. L. Burcham and Miss Nancy Poynter. o TROOPS HELD READY IN PEORIA STEEL STRIKE

Peoria, 111., August 14—Illinois reserve militia units were ready today to march to the Keystone stool and wire plant in South Bartonville and preserve order in the steel mills, where fighting yesterday between striking employes and deputy sheriffs resulted in the injury of five persons. A number of shots were fired last night, hut today there was no sign of further rioting. Several explosions, believed to he dynamite blasts, shook the works of the plant early today. That the blasts were inside of the guarded works of the Keystone mills was admitted by official., of ‘he company. The trouble dates back two months when the employes struck for higher wages and a closed shop. The company granted an increase in pay but declined to recognize the union. The plant has bee* alosed several weeks

OIL INDUSTRY IS (provisions of our onti.i ru , t , THRIVING IN KENTUCKY’federal government i- m. k r"

tensive investigation and ha!

That Kentucky has forged to thu !ted means with which to do t front almost overnight as one of the department is almost without 1 largest oil producing states in the for that purpose at this fj| *

United States during the season of ’

1919 is evidenced by the report of the pipe line runs, which show that there has been approximately fi,000.000 barrels of crude oil produced in the state during the last seven months, which is nearly 2,000,000 barrels more than the total production for the entire season of 1918, during which 4,035,950 barrels were reported. Grecncastle can well afford to take great pride in reading such reports as the above given out concerning the great oil production which is taking place in the fields of Kentucky. Through the efforts and financial aid of a number of Grecncastle citizens the richest industry of the world has been made possible. Probably the richest oil company in Kentucky is that which is owned by Charles R. Dulin. (Mr. Dulin began the oil game in 1913 by leasing four acres in Estill county. He brought in his first well, which was a three-barrel well, in 1914. This was a little encouraging and with renewed determination he drilled his No. 2 well, wnich proved to he more discouraging than the first one. With more determination than ever he drilled the third well, which proved to be a five-barrel well, and well No. 4 made twenty-five barrels per day. With much perseverance Mr. Dulin has developed 30,000 acres “Mr. Dulin then organized the present Dulin Oil Company, and the new company adopted a policy that reuected the same progressive and enterprising spirit that had so marked the activities of Mr. Dulin since he of the richest and choicest gas lands in the state of Kentucky. In referring to the Dulin Oil Company the I^ingtor. (Ky.) Herald says in part: “Mr. Dulin financed and developed the Maple tract in Estill county anil it was Indiana money that drilled the first four wells. Some people have the idea that Mr. Dulin is a native of Kentucky and has only been in the oil game since the opening of this Irvine field. He is a native of West Virginia and his father, Charles Dulin, was a pioneer in the oil development in that state. Mr. Dulin has been brought up in oil fields and has practical knowledge of every phase of the game. first entered the industry in Ken-

tucky.

“The present holdings of the company are over thirty thousand acres of the choicest oil and gas lands in the state. Fart of this lies in the heart of the valuable territory owned by the Standard Oil Company. Fifteen thousand acres of it is in Clay county. This county is possibly the largest container of gas so far discovered in the state. It holds what is now believed to he the largest gas pool in the country. One well owned by the company is capable with ease of making five million cubic feet of gas per day. Among the first to try for oil in Estill county were the Hillis brothers, both Indianians and residents of Grecncastle. The Hillis Brothers Oil Company, as it is known, was organized by J. T. Hillis, president of the company, and Fre i B. Hillis, who is secretary and treasurer. They bear th_ distinction of having opened up the first field in which the development ever took on the proportions of a boom. The Hillis company has a capital of $10,000, being a close corporation with its entire roster of stockholders being relatives of Messrs. Hillis. Frank Shoptaugh of this city is also a stockholder in this company. The company owns leases on about four thousand acres which they believe to he valuable territory and will prove to he very productive. They expect to start development in the near future. Fred Hillis c.wns independently of the Hillis Oil Company over four thouand acres on which he expects to start development soon, gas per day.” o PROSECUTING YTTOKNEY TO INVESTIGATE

cm . I am willing t, I possible. 1 My idea is to get the peon], thinking about the real condition

to discuss the profit

dealer-. In other woi 1 will study and dis< L duction and the pric< ■ /f

me required to pay a. ,

lie, it will do much toward om- ' extortion and profit* .j the federal nor our , ’ any penalty for wl 1 known as “proflteei I

exl • onata prii es, <

Pie article and materials that into such things. If w, ranr.ot i the information ourselvi , it

n ov< ment. It is p

tice of extortion and piofiteerin. j sure to lead to Bolshevism. N’ 0 , important matter has I ,• J the attention of the attoi M-, al's department and tlv . . ■ atforney’s offices than th I hope to hear fr i | get further informal;... . • j will aid you I will commun

you.

Very respectfully. ELE STANSBURY, Attorney Geu-ul.l

OIL IS SIKU’CK NEAR BI/IOMINl.TiJ

One of a number of letters which is being sent out from the office of the attorney general to the prosecuting attorneys of the states urging their assistance during food investigation has been received by F. S. Hamilton. He is urged to render his assistance in gathering local evidence. To the Prosecuting Attorneys: Under the present agitation by federal and state authorities to correct the evils of extortion and to reduce the high cost of living, I find very little in our anti-trust laws to give us hope to accomplish the prosecution of profiteers and extortionists. However, it is the duty of the attorney general and the prosecuting attorneys to institute proceedings to

Bloomington, Inri., Auuu was struck today at a dept ■ f ■_>, fe* in a well being i i J Timherlake and Harry Ou-hard this city and E. T. Williams par, Wyo. Work has been stopp, awaiting the arrival of experts It will be decided when t > experJ arrive whether to shoot tic what future action to ‘ ike. company has been dril Koontz land ten miles southwest i this city since May an 1 h ]* working day and night ifts. fi re work was tatted -| taken on hundreds of acre- f landij the same locality. Oil experts • olondo and geologists n -| able reports on the location place where a strike migl ..t| FORTUNE IS GIVEN state by < ykm:m< Andrew Carnegie contributed 614,000 to Indiana libraric . a ■ ing to William J. Hamilt ■ rj of the public library commi-son. the total amount of money di-trihuul in this state though Mr ( J generosity, $2,522,000 went t pi. :J libraries and $92,000 WM give -I libraries of DePauw Uniw ty anf Earlham College. The p:fts made partly by (Mr. Carneg e him*! and partly by the ( air -j

tion.

The libraries established • by Mr. Carnegie serve 165 conumnl ties. In addition to the i • • uol iiateri to libraries in In i | negie offered $53,000 mm t> communities in the state ;.i :| fug were refused. The amount !■ fused is about 2 per ee: ' amount give i to Indiana ' • the

ceased steel king.

Mr. Hamilton said it h 'fil stated recently that the 'I Goshen was the first lima t-ta.-l

lished in Indiana by Mr

He said that no defimt. [

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the gift of fends to Go>l. • '"‘I the library in that city was i ot tbrl first to be completed in Indiai'-a a? I result of aid from Mr. Carnegie- 1 I pointed out that three other < arnez'l libraries were opened in the a I

before the Goshen library.

The first Carnegie library opene I in Indiana was at Crawfordsv'- f J which began library service July - j 1902, the gift of funds being rcreivedl March 8, 1901. The Portland librar j was completed in September, 11 and the Marion building was cpe^J

December 6 of the same year.

Goshen library was not until January 15, 1903.

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HELD ON FORGERY l HAK<-F

Spencer, Ind., August 11 ‘I upon telephone information I I Bloomington, a young mu cu ■ I name of Frank Hall and al I name of Baxter of Oolitic. Ind. I arrested here this afternoon by ‘ | iff Folk and S. K. Y« ' said to he wanted for all. V' 1 f ' r , I i irioa at Mooraifigton ai L He is in jail awaiting the urr 1 I Monroe county officers. Bernard Handy, Paul Gib* 1 " j Harold Knoll drove to B nbr Thursday evening, ,rt **'* n i and attended the Bainbridge concert. The concert last ‘ ve ' # was attended by several thousan people.